Races Half marathon · Coventry, UK
Coventry Half Marathon
Coventry Half Marathon is a rolling half marathon in Coventry, UK, held each April. A road course from the city centre out past Allesley Park into Warwickshire countryside, back through Coundon Hall Park. A listing calls it mostly flat but gives 163 m of climbing. Mid-April is cool and changeable, typically 5 to 14°C, with showers possible. The rises around Coventry are small but relentless — train on similar terrain and race by effort, not pace.
Page rebuilt 2026-11-14 · race facts not independently verified — confirm dates and entries on the official race site
When
April
next: Sunday 11 April 2027
Course
rolling
Half marathon
Conditions
Mid-April is cool and changeable, typically 5 to 14°C, with showers possible.
Racing this course well
A road course from the city centre out past Allesley Park into Warwickshire countryside, back through Coundon Hall Park. A listing calls it mostly flat but gives 163 m of climbing.
The rises around Coventry are small but relentless — train on similar terrain and race by effort, not pace.
Getting a place
Official Coventry Half Marathon site →Checked November 2026
Race day
- Next race
- Sunday 11 April 2027
- Start time
- 09:00
- Also on the day
- 10k
The course in numbers
The route leaves the city centre past Allesley Park, turns into the Warwickshire countryside, then returns via Coundon Hall Park.
- Surface
- Road
- Total climb
- 165 m
Worth knowing
- Runners must be 17 or older on race day.
- The 2026 race finished at Coventry Cathedral.
Getting there
- Rail station
- Coventry station, about 1 km from the city centre
Pick your goal for Coventry
Pace charts, weekly structure and timelines for the most common half marathon goals:
The date shown is the one the organiser has announced. Change it if yours differs.
Build your training around Coventry Half Marathon.
RunV works backwards from race day to today. Your plan adapts when life interrupts, and you approve every change. It does not adapt to this specific course — the pacing guidance above is where the course knowledge is.
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Asked often
- When is the Coventry Half Marathon?
- The next Coventry Half Marathon is on Sunday 11 April 2027 in Coventry, UK. It is held each April.
- Is the Coventry Half Marathon course flat?
- A road course from the city centre out past Allesley Park into Warwickshire countryside, back through Coundon Hall Park. A listing calls it mostly flat but gives 163 m of climbing.
- How should I train for the Coventry Half Marathon?
- Build for the course you'll actually race at the Coventry Half Marathon: rolling terrain, April conditions. RunV Premium builds a training plan around your goal time and race date, and lets you adapt it when life interrupts the Coventry build.
Not sure what to target? Predict your half marathon time from a recent race →
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Build for Coventry — around your actual life
RunV engineers your block backwards from race day in April — and adapts it when training doesn't go to script. You approve every change.
